Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-03
MANCHESTER NEWS.
GENERAL ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM
OUR SISTER CITY.
Delegates to Roanoke-Body Pound in a
well-MeetinR Of Postmaste.s-
Personal, 60.

= he delegates from Manchester to
the State Democratic Convention which
meets at Roanoke tomorrow will 90 on
TIE special train over the Chesapeake
and Ohio road which leaves Richmond
at 8 A. NJ. to-day. At the mass-meet-
ing held last Thursday night one dele
gate and an alternate from each of the
four wards of the city were elected.
Their names were published in the
Dispdtch next morning.
Mayor Taylor, from the Second /;
Mr.. NJ. A. Cobbs, from the First, and
Councilman James +. Bradley, from
the Fourth Ward, will go. Mr.. +. c..
II. Farmer, the delegate chosen to
represent the Third Ward, when last
seen was not positive whether or not he
could 90. If he does not his alternate,
Mr.. George Q. Ely, will probably go.
The Manchester delegates go unln-
stTuCted.
BODY FOUND ~ A WE'LL.
4 gentleman from Clover Hill, Ches-
te1Gcld county, who WAS in tie city
yesterday said that Oh Thursday last
the dead body OF Miss Eenningham
Wilson, who was stopping with Mrs.
Thweatt, near Clover Hill. was found
in well on the premises. The de-
ceased was between thirty and thirty
i've years of age, and had many friends
III tie county, who were deeply grieved
over her death. Some OF her friends
think that she fell into the well while
walking IN her sleep. Others believe
that it was a case of suicide. The body
was buried Friday afternoon.
PosTMAsTERs TO MEET.
4 meeting Of the postmasters Of the
counties of Chesterfield, Powhatan,
and Goochland viii be held in Man
chester ON Thursday the 10th instant
to elect delegates to the National Post
masters Convention, which meets in
Washington December l3, 1887. In
the three counties there are sixty or
more postmastcrs, and Mr.. Jordan, of
this city, will also be a member OF the
BODY.
DEATHS.
Information has been received here
Of the death, at the residence OF her
mother, in Charlotte county, on Satur-
day last. of Mrs. Samuel Watkins, for
the past few years resident of this
city. She was most ostimable lady,
and the family in their sad bereavement
have tie sympathy OF many friends.
Mrs Jane Pugh, mother Of Mrs. ".
l.. hobinson, OF Manchester, died ut
Swift Creek, near Petersburg, Mon
day morning, in the sovoniy-hrst year
of her age. She was deyout CHRISTIAN
ard her death IS deeply nourncd by al
who knew her.
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS.
No cases were tried in the Mayors
Cont yesterday morning.
Miss Mary Cox and the Misses Ford.
of this city, are visiting in Cumber-
land comfy.
Mrs. Turnlcy and Miss Furcron will
leave tomorrow for Iluyanna county,
where they will spend some time.
Rev. William II. Christian, Of the
Central Methodist church, has gone to
Mathews county to attend the District
Conference, which meets there to-
night. He will dedicate q new house
Of worship while away.
One Of the oldest residents OF Ches-
tcriiold is Mr.. Willis Patram, who was
The most successful jockey that the
celebrated tuIfman, Colonel William Il.
johnson, ever had. He is now over
three score and ten years old, and is
stiff and feeble with age. Hc was the
rider Of Irife, the famous horse which
probably won more money for Colonel
Johnson than any horse he ever had.
At O'Clock this afternoon Miss
Cora Morris and Mr. Charles /. Conley
will lie married at tie Central Mctho-
dist church. Last night a large num-
Der of the friends of the bride called
to tender their respects and best
wishes. Refreshments were served,
and the evening was pleasantly spent
in a manner entirely relieved OF for
mality.